The ZTE U985 sports a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 Nvidia Tegra3 CPU that is clocked at 1.5GHz speed. It runs on Android 4.0 ICS out of the box and a JellyBean update is possible in the future. With that Nvidia-powered quad-core, this ZTE U985 makes itself compatible with Tegra3 games, hence a new HD gaming Android smartphone is born.

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Just similar to the previously reviewed Lenovo K860, this ZTE U985 has 1GB RAM for seamless multi-tasking and 8GB ROM for internal storage space. The storage memory is still expandable with an external SD card of 32GB maximum supported capacity.

The camera set is very much similar to what we have on the LePhone K860. It has 8 megapixels main snapper and 2.0 megapixels secondary camera.

ZTE U985 back

The phone is totally unlocked, has 3G/WCDMA network connectivity that supports all carriers worldwide. It is only a single-SIM device, that supports micro-SIM on the slot.

ZTE U985 side

The battery is also not a let down at 2000mAh.

ZTE U985 Quad-core

Listed below are some of the important specs and features of the ZTE U985:

General

Model: ZTE U985

Carrier: Unlocked

Phone Style: Bar

System

Operating System: Android 4.0 OS

CPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 Nvidia Tegra3

SIM card: one micro sim card

Memory

RAM: 1GB LPDDR2 1066 memory

ROM: 8GB storage

support microSD/microSDHC memory card, up to 32GB

Display

Size: 4.5 inch

1280 x 720 pixels

Super HD display

multi-touch capacitive screen

Camera

Primary: 8.0 megapixels

Secondary: 1.9 megapixels

1080p@30Fps

with LED flash

Connectivity

GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA+

Network Band: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz TD-SCDMA 1880/2010MHz

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1

WLan: Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/a

USB: USB 2.1 + EDR

GPS: GPS / A-GPS

Battery: 2000mAh Li-on battery

Size

Dimensions: 121.3×63.3×10.3mm

Weight: 139g

Price: $360

ZTE U985 on display

Verdict

So here we have now a wider range of quad-core choices and their price tag hasn’t much difference. It might make choices a little bit harder. ZTE fans might go for this, and it isnt a bad choice either. The Nvidia Tegra3 technology, matched with that screen display quality and size, is somehow tempting as well. Still, another decent choice.